Sandy Chen comes from the position as the Vice President Asia Pacific region in the Elkem Silicones division. Sandy has a long and extensive experience both within leadership and the silicones global business. She holds a polymer master's degree from Beijing Technology and Business University.

"Elkem is one of the world's leading suppliers of silicon-based advanced material solutions shaping a better and more sustainable future, and we are proud to be a global leader in fully-integrated silicone manufacturing. Elkem pursues a strategy of dual play growth and green leadership, and this will continue in the Silicones division under Sandy's temporary leadership. I know Sandy as a committed business leader and I very much look forward to having her as a temporary member of Elkem's corporate management team, until a permanent solution is in place," says Elkem's CEO Helge Aasen.

"I am honored to be appointed as the Acting SVP for Elkem's Silicones division and will do my utmost to lead the global team delivering on our ambitious targets in 2024," says the acting SVP Silicones Sandy Chen.

Elkem's silicones division is a fully integrated producer from silicon metal to upstream siloxanes and downstream silicone specialties. The division has two large expansion projects in France and China which will be finalised in 2024. These projects will improve the plants' cost positions, mainly through lower energy and raw material consumption. The new production line in China is expected to be on level with the current lowest cost producers.